noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
breeding ground
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Overcrowded slums are breeding grounds for crime.
fish/marine/breeding tank (= for keeping or breeding fish in )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
captive
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Her captive breeding programmes are being attempted.
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If they die the whole campaign to save the condor by captive breeding could come under renewed attack.
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Public aquariums are a good source of information regarding the status of captive breeding of invertebrates.
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The scheme will turn the 36-acre Regents Park site into a first-rate animal conservation and captive breeding centre.
good
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You need to learn about good breeding .
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He saw a rather pretty woman, not very young, with an air of good breeding that somehow attracted him.
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There should not be too much uprooting, and you have a good chance of breeding as long as you do not overcrowd.
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It was neat and elegant, like all wild animals, with an air of aristocratic insouciance and good breeding .
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Wild stock Without doubt wild-caught fish are the best for breeding and there are now some very good specimens about.
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Would the Princess like to recommend two single girls of good breeding who would be acceptable guests?
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Then we bought a lovely horse called Prince with much better breeding than the others.
only
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There was nothing for girls, only drudgery and breeding , specially paupers like herself.
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At the time, the south west of the province was the only breeding zone for the red Cassel.
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They will be replaced by lesser black-backed gulls, the only Shetland breeding gull which entirely deserts the islands in winter.
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The only remaining breeding population is in the Adelaide zoo.
selective
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Among its aims is a new eugenics: selective breeding .
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The culmination of years of selective breeding - Richard Tisbury releases a Sanke.
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The selective breeding techniques used became blueprints for other breeders and ensured that the Shorthorn quickly ousted Bakewell's then ubiquitous Longhorn.
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At Cheltenham Town Hall ... on show the results of years of selective breeding and careful nurturing.
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These initial reflections did not include, then, any analogy between artificially and naturally selective breeding .
■ NOUN
bird
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Mute Swans are fairly widely distributed breeding birds in Sussex, but little up-to-date information about numbers is available.
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Generally the commonest small wader of the shore, very variable in size, northern breeding birds larger than southern ones.
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Disturbance and high tides pose the greatest threats to the breeding birds .
colony
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In open country, trees becomes sites for breeding colonies which may also facilitate synchronization of breeding.
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A plastic dustbin with breeding colony on to which organic waste is showered.
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They are condemned to a life of misery in cramped breeding colonies .
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Whenever possible breeding colony staff should not be involved with other animals of a potentially lower health status.
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The crest is displayed during courtship encounters at breeding colonies .
ground
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For they did not start their life here and their ancient breeding grounds are far away.
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Culture-specific rules and procedures of turn-taking provide ample breeding ground for misunderstanding.
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The construction works on the tunnel would disrupt one of the colony's main breeding grounds .
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This leads to dead spots, a breeding ground for anaerobic bacteria.
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Elephant seals have started hauling out on mainland beaches in southern California because their offshore island breeding grounds have become too crowded.
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Where scum settles on wetted surfaces in kitchens, it creates an ideal breeding ground for bacteria.
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The race, the breeding ground , might be missed, both in sporting and traditional terms, should it cease.
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Last year, only four Snake River sockeye salmon reached their breeding grounds .
pair
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I well remember the excitement of seeing the very first breeding pair on Yell back in the 1950s.
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At least you are starting with a breeding pair , but even so you may experience some disharmony.
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I already have a breeding pair of convicts, which seem happy in this water.
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A breeding pair will chose a site for spawning and defend it with typical cichlid aggression.
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They contain mixed fish, including a breeding pair of Golden Orfe.
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Dying fry Q I purchased a breeding pair of Convicts two months ago.
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Nervous - but breeding I have a breeding pair of Severums in a four foot tank.
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Introduce the breeding pair into the tank during late evening.
pairs
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Last year there were 80 breeding pairs which produced 100 fledglings - they are now being studied by Durham University.
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The thieves knew exactly what they were after - breeding pairs of parrots and parakeets - six thousand pounds worth.
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It should be noted that counts of breeding pairs of this species must be made early in the year to be accurate.
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Each summer, they find about thirty five new breeding pairs .
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There are now only 3,000 breeding pairs in the wild, but there are up to 30,000 in captivity.
plumage
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Upperparts spangled with grey or yellowish or black; no white on nape; underparts in breeding plumage largely black.
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Striking black and white breeding plumage .
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In breeding plumage white of body suffused pink.
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We were looking for a bird in brown and white breeding plumage .
population
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The county breeding population is therefore unlikely to exceed 100-150 pairs.
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The only remaining breeding population is in the Adelaide zoo.
programme
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By following a few simple guidelines it is possible to establish a very productive breeding programme .
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The park is participating in an international breeding programme with several other zoological collections, to help save the race from extinction.
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Instead of waiting for chance spawnings, you can start a breeding programme with any number of different fish species.
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The birth is being hailed as a triumph for the zoo's breeding programme .
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Most of the birds were pairs, and staff at the sanctuary say it's devastated the centre's breeding programme .
programmes
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Her captive breeding programmes are being attempted.
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The thefts are ruining breeding programmes .
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Such selection has been continued throughout history, and is continuing today in plant and animal breeding programmes .
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These national breeding programmes are highly efficient and successful but the diversity has been lost.
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No doubt lawyers would be happy with this but conventional breeding programmes could well suffer.
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The tamarin will be preserved, in all probability, only if zoos throughout the world cooperate in breeding programmes .
season
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Mate fidelity between breeding seasons is relatively low, so a high proportion of the population re-pair each year.
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The breeding season lasts from late spring until late summer, depending to some degree upon temperature.
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The critical breeding season coincides with peak insect population.
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Normally silent, but may grunt in breeding season .
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Spawning takes place with varying frequency throughout the breeding season .
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In the breeding season males peek more often than females.
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Sexing is by coloration, the male is a reddish colour, deepening during the breeding season .
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During its water-living phase in the breeding season , the newt becomes quite fish-like.
site
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The table lists the more important breeding sites noted from 1970 to 1976, and the numbers found.
stock
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The high number of farms with adult cattle was surprising especially in areas more suited to breeding stock .
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This, again, ensures that the pool of breeding stock is continually improved with the introduction of non-related bloodlines.
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Whilst the dates of Autumn sales for disposal of breeding stock may be the final factor.
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The local breeding stock appears to disperse in July and August and winter visitors may start to arrive in September.
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They therefore take some of the strain off the younger breeding stock within their species.
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Surgery can sometimes assist, but again, the only long-term solution is screening of breeding stock .
success
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These levels of breeding success were very similar to those found at the same time in the London area and Leicestershire.
tank
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In the breeding tank there are none, so his function becomes obsolete.
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Water quality Water in the breeding tanks need to be in top condition.
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Comments: A very attractive moss, especially for breeding tanks .
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Once the pair has been installed in the breeding tank , they will begin to alter the decor to suit themselves.
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The breeding tank should have plenty of gravel, lots of fine-leaved plants, and lighting diffused by floating plants.
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The breeding tank - the Java Moss is not for eggs but to protect the female.
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The breeding tank Without doubt the water the brood fish are placed in is a vital factor in obtaining a spawning.
■ VERB
keep
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Fish kept in the breeding tank while it is not in use could be removed when it is required.
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Below: An Oranda is still quite an easy fish to keep despite its fancy breeding .
use
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No Rottweiler will be judged or used for breeding who does not have a well-formed, correct and complete set of teeth.
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If they are used for breeding , a pair bond appears to have formed.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
breeding/fertile/proving ground
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His inspiration fell on fertile ground , prepared by endless repetition.
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On their arrival at the breeding grounds , male pied flycatchers find a suitable nesting site.
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The position required no athletic ability, but traditionally has served as a proving ground for Mississippi politicians.
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The race, the breeding ground , might be missed, both in sporting and traditional terms, should it cease.
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The unhygienic conditions of a stable were a breeding ground for all manner of disease and bacteria hazardous to a newborn.
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There are 22 events per year, and tracks range from Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground tote Mans.
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Where scum settles on wetted surfaces in kitchens, it creates an ideal breeding ground for bacteria.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a woman of wealth and good breeding
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A plastic dustbin with breeding colony on to which organic waste is showered.
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If breeding is part of the experimental protocol then the premises must be designated for both breeding and scientific procedures.
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It is not only the breeding pair that occupies the territory around a nest.
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She expresses particular concern about the breeding of animals solely for experimental use, including animals with genetic alterations.
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So it can be understood that planned breeding is not a new idea.
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The reason became apparent when she saw a young female come into breeding condition.
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This selection of foods will soon bring your fish into breeding condition.
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When winter snow and ice cover the breeding grounds the birds head south to Britain.